£50 of the average £260 spend goes on mums’ hair and make up Despite big spending, the Asda Mumdex poll reveals first day back battles with the kids leave mums with just 23 minutes to get themselves ready Two thirds (66%) of mums say the new school year brings more of a change than New […]

Arlington, VA, 2015-8-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — In a segment on this morning’s Today Show, a spokeswoman from MasterCard led viewers to believe that new “chip” credit cards being issued to consumers are the same cards currently issued in Europe and Canada that have reduced fraud by almost 80 percent. What this spokeswoman omitted, […]

LONDON, 2015-8-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — BRC Global Standards and NSF International are proud to announce they are running four roadshows taking place in India from the 2nd to the 6th of November. They will be held Monday 2 November in Delhi, Tuesday 3 November in Mumbai, Wednesday 4 November in Bangalore and Thursday […]

CHESHUNT, England, 2015-8-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco will become the first UK supermarket to tap into the rapidly growing vinyl music market next week when it will sell the new album by British rock legends Iron Maiden. Maiden’s first studio offering in five years, The Book Of Souls, will be released on Friday […]

SEATTLE, 2015-8-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Having good manners helps to make a great first impression. It’s how Chris Parry got her first job at Starbucks. “I was taught to say ‘may I,’ ‘ma’am,’ and ‘sir’ growing up,” said Parry. After ordering a beverage at a Texas Starbucks® store when Parry was 17 years old, […]

Rochester, NY, 2015-8-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amore Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar is once again welcoming Chef Cesare Casella as he takes over the kitchen for one night. This time, Chef Casella, chef-owner of Salumeria Rosi in NYC and author of The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Italian Cuisine, will team with Alessio Fasano, M.D., director […]

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn., 2015-8-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) announced today that management will present at the Goldman Sachs 22nd Annual Global Retailing Conference on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 8:50 a.m. Eastern Time at The Plaza Hotel in New York. The presentation will be webcast and can be accessed live or […]

Moscow, Russia, 2015-8-31— /EPR Retail News/ — X5 Retail Group, a leading Russian food retailer (LSE ticker: “FIVE”), and SAP, one of the global market leaders for enterprise application software, have signed a contract to implement a high-performance platform for the storage and processing of SAP HANA data based on the SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud […]

Restaurant opens Aug. 28th offering in-house smoked meat and all the traditional fixin’s AUSTIN, Texas, 2015-8-31— /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market Millburn-Union is excited to announce the opening of BBQ, a brand new barbecue restaurant that will bring the most sought after traditional American BBQ flavors of Kansas City, Memphis, and the Carolinas, right to […]

Groupe Auchan: Oney Banque Accord grew in 1st half of 2015 in spite of economic and regulatory effect Croix Cedex, France, 2015-8-31— /EPR Retail News/ — On 30 June 2015, Oney Banque Accord had stable Net Banking Income compared to the previous financial year, at €190 million (+0.3%). The French subsidiary stood up well in spite of […]

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 2015-8-31— /EPR Retail News/ — Nineteen New World and PAK’nSAVE stores throughout the country have been trialling a great piece of Kiwi ingenuity, a recyclable plastic meat tray, meaning the environmentally unfriendly polystyrene tray, which is commonly seen across supermarkets, days are well and truly numbered. Creating a suitable alternative to the […]

Tahlequah, OK, 2015-8-28— /EPR Retail News/ — The National Center for Employee Ownership has announced that the Reasor’s is the second largest majority employee owned company in Oklahoma and the 45th in the United States. Reasor’s set up an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in 2007 and now employs more than 3000 employees. Since the […]

Survey finds more than forty percent of adults typically do not get a flu shot HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., 2015-8-28— /EPR Retail News/ — Flu season is coming, which means coughing, fevers, body aches and misconceptions about the flu vaccine are on the horizon. A new online survey of Kmart shoppers, conducted on behalf of Kmart Pharmacy […]

New Subsidiary Brings Crypto and U.S. National Market System Together SALT LAKE CITY, 2015-8-28— /EPR Retail News/ — Overstock.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:OSTK) announced today that it has entered into agreements to acquire a group of related, privately held financial technology companies, and has closed the acquisition of the assets of one of those companies. These acquisitions […]

Oak Brook, IL, 2015-8-28— /EPR Retail News/ — McDonald’s CEO Open Letter To Burger King Dear Burger King, Inspiration for a good cause… great idea. We love the intention but think our two brands could do something bigger to make a difference. We commit to raise awareness worldwide, perhaps you’ll join us in a meaningful global effort? And every […]

West Sacramento, CA, 2015-8-28— /EPR Retail News/ — Raley’s Family of Fine Stores is announcing a new location in Arden, an established Sacramento neighborhood. The new site advances the company’s vision to bring health and wellness to customers and allows Raley’s to further expand their presence within the region. Located at the corner of Howe […]

Demolition of closed Pennsylvania Ave. store begins Friday, August 28 to make way for a new store at same location Reopenings expected by end of the year Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 2015-8-28— /EPR Retail News/ — CVS/pharmacy announced today that it plans to reopen by the end of the year its two Baltimore stores that sustained heavy […]

CINCINNATI, OH, 2015-8-28— /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) will host a conference call with investors on Friday, September 11, 2015 at 10 a.m. (ET) to discuss financial results for the second quarter 2015. The presentation will be broadcast online at ir.kroger.com. Click on “Quarterly Results” to access the event. An on-demand […]

The groundbreaking for the new Mölndal Galleria and the transformation of Mölndal’s city centre took place yesterday, 27 August in a ceremony held on the construction site. The event was jointly organised by Citycon, NCC, Riksbyggen and MölndalsBostäder, the four companies investing in the renewal of Mölndal city centre. Helsinki, 2015-8-28— /EPR Retail News/ — “We […]

SEATTLE, 2015-8-28— /EPR Retail News/ — A decade ago Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, leading to one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in U.S. history. This weekend, as residents of New Orleans mark the 10th anniversary, many Starbucks partners (employees) will participate in a Citywide Day of Service to continue giving back […]